With the new year (and the resolutions that come with it) and with Valentine’s Day looming less than a month away, it’s here, folks — breakup season. It’s the time of year where you are most likely to be dumped! Fortunately, Chicago’s Briar Rabbit is coming to The Mill this Thursday, and with a bunch of sad-sack love lorn songs in tow, it’s the perfect soundtrack for licking those wounds.
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Nodo Downtown to host first live music and art exhibition this Saturday
Nodo Downtown is hosting an evening of art and live music on Saturday, January 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. Highlights of the event include the musical stylings of Nic…
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Country music straight out of Brooklyn (Brooklyn!) heads to Gabe’s this Sunday
Brooklyn-based indie folk band, The Lone Bellow, will be playing a show at Gabe’s on Sunday, January 19. The River Monks, from Des Moines, will be opening…
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Gabe’s and the Yacht Club to host ‘Iowa City Music Showcase’ featuring nine local bands
Gabe’s and The Yacht Club will host an Iowa City Music Showcase beginning at Gabe’s at 7 p.m. this Saturday, presented by the Iowa City Music Scene…
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On the Beat: Jon Batiste and Stay Human bring jazz to the Englert this Thursday
Jonathan Batiste heads to The Englert Theatre alongside Stay Human this Thursday at 8 p.m. for an evening of uplifting, free-flowing jazz. Batiste comes from a…
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Surrounded by Giants swings into Gabe’s this Saturday
Surrounded by Giants, a relatively new rock band based in Iowa City, is set to take the stage at Gabe’s Saturday at 10 p.m. Fronted by Iowa City singer-songwriter Jack Greve, Surrounded by Giants draws their inspiration from classic rock legends like Ray LaMontagne and Jeff Buckley. Local indie outfits Unnamed Acoustic and Housecoat are […]
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Teen Daad release digital-only album, debut music video
Iowa City’s newest indie rock band, Teen Daad, is hitting the ground running this week. The three-piece just released their first single “Have a Bite” on January 1 (along with a fun and kinda grotesque music video featuring lots of hamburgers and Nutella) and they’re digitally releasing their debut EP, Worth It, today. Worth It […]
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Bob Bucko Jr. wants to share some music with you this Sunday at Gabe’s
Dubuque, Iowa’s strangest son, Bob Bucko JR, will be playing Gabe’s on Sunday, January 5 for a free show. Bohemian Ghost, All Dogs Invited, and William Danger…
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17th Annual Elvis tribute to swoon audiences, benefit the Crisis Center
17 years is a long time. But to fans of Elvis, dead since 1977, 17 times is not enough times to pay tribute to the peanut butter and ‘naner sandwich smackin’…
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Thursday at PS1: Little Ruckus, Lipstick Homicide and Toopin will melt your face
A blistering mix of pop and punk heads to Public Space One this Thursday as Little Ruckus, Toopin and Lipstick Homicide join forces for a night of high-BPM mischief.
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Your guide to New Year’s Eve in Iowa City
2014 is just around the corner, which means it’s time to figure out what the hell you’ll be doing for New Year’s Eve — the holiday everyone loves to hate! The prices may be high and the bars may be packed, but hey, it’s better than staying home and wallowing in self-pity, right? Lucky for […]
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A Pete Balestrieri Christmas: More than a dozen local musicians to perform
Christmas is just a week away! Can you believe it? It feels like Thanksgiving was just three weeks ago. If you’re like me and still not totally full of holiday cheer…
